“Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was allegedly attacked by a man outside a Fort Lauderdale hotel.
“The alleged incident happened Monday outside the Four Seasons Hotel on N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard.
“Fort Lauderdale Police arrested 19-year-old Max Edward Hartley, of Ohio, on a charge of abuse of an elderly or disabled adult without great harm.
“The police report has Allen’s name redacted but notes that the victim is disabled and is missing his left arm. Allen, 59, had his arm his arm amputated in January 1985 following a New Year’s Eve car accident in England.
“The arrest report said the victim was smoking a cigarette in the valet area of the hotel and was being watched by Hartley, who was hiding behind a pole.”
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